http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...4cb-11e4-8385-866293322c2f_story.html?hpid=z4
They are arriving today and tomorrow at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, which will only keep them for three days, and then they will be sent out to a few different rescues/shelters in the area. I mean yay, save dogs, but I haven't found any mention of whether proper quarantine procedures will be followed. It is extremely unlikely they were ever vaccinated at the meat farm. Don't these organizations worry they might be bringing over a group of dogs infected with rabies, or distemper, or other diseases? I just hope the shelters receiving these dogs take this seriously.
They are arriving today and tomorrow at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, which will only keep them for three days, and then they will be sent out to a few different rescues/shelters in the area. I mean yay, save dogs, but I haven't found any mention of whether proper quarantine procedures will be followed. It is extremely unlikely they were ever vaccinated at the meat farm. Don't these organizations worry they might be bringing over a group of dogs infected with rabies, or distemper, or other diseases? I just hope the shelters receiving these dogs take this seriously.